Marionia cyanobranchiata

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Marionia cyanobranchiata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family: Tritoniidae
Genus: Marionia
Species:
M. cyanobranchiata
Binomial name
Marionia cyanobranchiata
(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tritonia cyanobranchiataRüppell & Leuckart, 1831
  • Marioniopsis cyanobranchiata(Rüppell & Leuckart, 1831)

Marionia cyanobranchiata is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Red Sea. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Rüppell E. & Leuckart F.S. (1828-1831). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Neue wirbellose Thiere des rothen Meers. 15-47, Pl. 1-12.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marionia cyanobranchiata (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828). Accessed on 2021-01-16.
  3. Yonow, N. (2008). Sea slugs of the Red Sea. 304 pp. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft.
  4. Rudman, W.B., 2002 (February 3) Marionia cyanobranchiata (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1831). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney.